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Considering a VW Kit Car Build

DIY Electric Car

I have posted here before with a different VW kit car build which was a 72v Wilderness EV kit in a Bentley kit body roadster. At that time I was using Trojan 12v LA batteries. Pretty straight forward and easy build. What I have is the following: 1) NetGain Warp motor 9" w/ Porsche / VW Adapter.

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Modified Tesla Model S Plaid slashes lap record… accidentally

Teslarati

With their custom suspension and aero-kits, they have been pushing Tesla vehicles to their absolute limit. According to FastestLaps , the Tesla crushed its nearest competition, a highly modified Porsche 911 GT2 RS, by over a second. The Dark Helmet build is one of UP’s most track-ready vehicles they currently operate.

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Audi Applies Safari-Style Treatment to Q8 e-tron

The Truth About Cars

Rigs like the Porsche 911 Dakar and Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato get big grins and all the ink but jacked up machines like the Wilderness line at Subaru are pushing these builds well into the mainstream. Audi is dipping a toe into these muddy waters with the all-electric Q8 e-tron Edition Dakar. second when compared to the 5.8-second

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Volkswagen to introduce Passat Plug-in hybrid “soon”; Group electrifying more than 40 more models over next few years

Green Car Congress

kWh/100 km) to the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (3.1 the use of the modular Baukästen (assembly kits such as the MQB, MLB or MSB, earlier post )—means that it will be possible to electrify more than 40 models over the next few years, Winterkorn said. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

Green Car Congress

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). Battery costs are making significant improvements. Earlier post.)

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen has begun limited production of the XL1; 50 units are being built initially, with 250 slated for build. Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 kWh Li-ion battery pack—which is sited in front of the passenger area. kWh Li-ion battery pack. Initial visual impressions. inches long, 65.6

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. An Ioniq 5 with the same battery and motor travels only 507km due to its blockier 0.29 All rivals with AWD and long range batteries occupy a $73,000-$83,000 price space, so we expect the Ioniq 6 to follow suit. Distinctive.

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